Lantern



April 5 1927. 1,623,699

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Patented Apr. 5, 1927.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM E. PRICE, OF HARTSDALE, NEW YORK.

LANTERN.

Application filed. October 31, 1922. Serial No. 598,082.

' This invention relatesto lanterns and to mounting means therefor. More particularlyythe invention is directed to lanterns and supporting frames therefor for. use in sta e, display andwindow lighting.

ne object of this invention is to provide a simple andeflicient supporting frame or mounting for clamping one or more lanterns in any position so that the light therefrom may be quickly and easily pro ected in any direction. r 1 I ,Another object is to providev a practical and efficient supporting frame or mounting wherein a series ,of lanterns may be adjustably supported in juxtaposition. I a 7 further object is toprovide in a. lantern of thecharacter descrlbed, simple means adapted to be manipulated from the outside of the lantern for adjustingthe lamp rela "12 is struck in from the frame 11 at the tively to the lens.

YA still further object is to provide a lantern of the character described with a door adapted to carry the lens in such manner as to permit the latter to be made temporarily inoperative, readily removed for repair or replacement and which door shall further provide easy access to the interior of the lantern for the ready manipulation and adjustment or replacementof the parts there- Other objects of this invention will inpart be obvious andin part hereinafter pomted The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinatlons )of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described and ofwhich the scope of application will be indicated .in the following claims.

. In the' accompanying drawings, in which is shown one ofvarious possible illustrative embodiments. ofqthis invention,

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a series of lanterns embodying this invention 7 in place in the improved mounting or supporting frame;

Fig. 2 1s a vertical sectional view taken along line .2 -2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a vertical mid sectlon of a lantern embodying this invention F ig- 5 is aperspective view of the lantern mounted in an individual frame adapted to support the lantern from the top; and

Fig. 6 is a similar view showing the lan tern mounted in a similar individual frame adapted to support the lantern from the bottom. 1

Referring in detail to the drawing, 10 in dicates a supporting frame adapted to receive a series of lanterns embodying this invention. The latter are supported in indi- Vidual frames 11, each of which is pivotally and removably secured at the top and bottomthereof to the supporting frame 10, by

suitable means such as the wing nut and bolt 18.. A trough shaped indented portion sides thereof to allow'suflicie'nt room for. the

'supportingscrews 13, which pass through frame 10, a suitable bearing 16is provided in each end thereof, a clamp screw l? being arranged to engage said hearing from clamping said frame in adjusted position to the suspending bracket 48. v It will be seen that by reason of the adjustable mounting of the lantern, it becomes possible to direct the light from the series of bank of lanterns so as to produce any desired lighting effect.

Each of the lanterns 15 may be used sepa rately as a spot light if desired, or it may be used for throwing a diffused light over the area it is intended to illuminate, means-being provided for so suspending or supporting an individual lantern that the light therefrom may be directed toward any point. Said means may comprise the wall bracket 16, which may be secured to a wall at the proper height, for suspending the lantern therefrom as shown in Fig. 5 or for holding up the lantern from below as shown in Fig. 4E. Fastened to the bracket 16 is the U-shaped frame 17, which is adjustably and iii) removably secured to the sides of the casing It by means of the clamping wing screws 13.

lVhere it is desired to support the lantern from a floor, the base support 58 is substituted for the wall bracket 16 as shown in F 6.

The lantern proper comprises a casing 1% having ventilating holes 19 in the rear thereof, and a door 20 preferably hinged as at 21 to the upper front portion of the easing. The inside face of the bottom of said casing is grooved at to receive the carrier 23, on which is mounted a suitable lamp 2% and a supporting frame 25, the latter being secured to said carrier '23 by means of a screw 28. Removably supported in said frame 25, as by means of the screw 27, is a reflector 26. In the bottom of the casing 1a is a slot 29 through which the wing screw 30 is inserted and screwed into the carrier 2, said screw 30 serving to secure the said carrier in the desired adjusted position in the groove For providing power with which to illuminate the lamp, wires 31 enter the rear of the casing and are suitably connected in the usual manner to the lamp 2%.

On the inner face of the door 20, is secured the lens holder 82, having an opening 33 therein through which the light of the lamp 2t passes before it reaches the lens 3t, said lens being held in said holder 32 by means of the usual spring wire clip 35, while screws as 36 serve to removably secure the holder 32 to the door 20. lVhen it is desired to utilize the light from the lamp 2- without concentration on any particular point, the screw 37 removably securing the door to the bottom of the casing H is loosened and the door lifted upwardly about the hinge 21 into the position shown in Fig. l, the usual frame 38. which has an opening therein of any desired shape, Jeing dropped into position in front of said lamp to limit the area lighted, in the usual manner. The frame 38 is held laterally in guide members 39 on the sides of the casing 1a, and is supported at the bottom by means of similar guide members 40. lVhen it is desired to use a colored spot light, a frame 41 having the usual colored screen therein is inserted into the grooved guides d2 suitably secured on the outside of the door 20, the latter being provided with stops it) which serve to support said frame 4-1 at the bottomthereof.

lily improved lantern may quickly be changed from a spot light to the usual illuminating lantern by merely raising the door and inserting the frame 38 into the guides 39 and 1'0. The color of the spotlight may be quickly changed by the insertion of the color screen -l1 into the guides 1-2, while the area of illumination may be varied by unclamping the thumb screw 30, thereby loosening the lamp and reflector carrier then adjusting said carrier toward or away from the lamp. Ready adjustment of the lantern to throw the light in any direction is quickly and easily effected by first loosening the thumb nuts 18 and 12,.and then clamping said nuts after adjustment.

It will be seen that the above described manipulation and adjustments are readily accomplished, that all the parts are within easy reach of the operator, and that the interior of the lantern is made easily accessible by merely lifting the door 20.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or'shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure. by Letters Patent zl. A rectangular main frame for supporting a series of illuminating lanterns, a rectangular secondary frame for each lantern fitted into the main frame and pivoted for adjustment about a vertical axis, indented portions on opposite sides of said secondary frame for allowing the adjustment of said lantern about a horizontal axis therebetween, and set screws passing through the indented portions removably engaging the sides of said lanterns and pivotally supporting same.

2. In a lantern of the type described, a casing having a front opening therein "normally adapted to be closed by a door having a lens, said door mounted on the casing for relative movement with respect to said opening and means on the exterior side of the rim of said opening for engaging with and supporting a demountable frame for carrying a color screen over said opening operative after said door has been moved out of its normal position.

3. In combination, a main frame mounted for horizontal swinging movement, a series of secondary frames supported on the main frame and pivoted for adjustment about a vertical axis, a lantern mounted for swinging movement in each of the secondary frames, each lantern having a front opening therein normally closed by a door having a lens, said door hinged to one side of thecasing openin and supporting means on the adjacent side of the casing opening forengaging with a. demountable frame for carrying a color screen in front of said opening.

4. In combination, a series of lanterns. means for mounting said lanterns for uni versal swinging movement to permit distria horizontally pivoted main frame and series of vertically pivoted secondary frames, each of the latter swingably supporting a r lantern, each lantern having a front opening normally closed by a hinged door having a lens for selectively providing spot of flood lighting on said area, supporting means adjacent the sides of the casing opening for engaging with a demountable frame for carrying a color screen in front of said opening.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature,

WILLIAM E. PRICE. 

